Posts Tagged ‘Veterans’

From VNVets Blog (used with permission): The Vietnam War was fought a half century ago, yet those who fought in it can never forget – or forgive – its consequences. The scars on the psyches of those who fought there cannot be erased. Each and every one of us who went paid a heavy price

Jan. 2 was a day of mixed emotions for me. Entering the U.S. Naval Academy grounds in Annapolis, Md., my visit had a twofold purpose — one bringing sadness; the other, joy. Sixteen years earlier, on Jan. 2, 2000, my father died. A Class of 1943 Naval Academy graduate who graduated in 1942 due to

by Roger Worthington: Mesothelioma, as we know, does not respect fame, fortune, fitness, beauty or power. It has taken down movie stars (Steve McQueen), athletes (Merlin Olsen), artists (Warren Zevon), politicians (Bruce Vento), and warriors, such as Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. Back in the late 1990s, when I helped launch the first-ever meso medical research foundation (MARF),

On April 10, a grievance by military victims of an enemy attack was partially addressed. However, it appeared a charade perpetuated by President Obama for six years would still leave the victims without that to which they were rightly entitled. To fully understand the victims’ plight, some background is needed. The Purple Heart is a

By Lt. Col. James G. Zumwalt (ret.) Published September 27, 2014 FoxNews.com A recent documentary chronicled the pandemonium as North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon. Efforts to evacuate South Vietnamese were terminated and U.S. military personnel ordered to board the last helicopters. But several Americans ignored the order, continuing – until the last possible moment

Family Security Matters Oped by James Zumwalt Recently, Donald Trump attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a hotel to be built in Washington, D.C. His attendance came in the wake of comments he had made criticizing the return to the U.S. for treatment of an American doctor who had been working in Africa where he contracted

Congressman Jeff Miller has announced that he will appoint James E. Zumwalt (son of author, James G. Zumwalt) to serve as his Military Legislative Assistant (MLA) in his Congressional office. As MLA, Zumwalt will oversee National Security and Military policy in Miller’s Washington office. Read the full announcement

Guest Post from Joe Muharsky As I do every year on every Veterans Day, I attend a ceremony to honor our nation’s veterans. One year I chose to attend the ceremony at Veterans Park in Mentor, Ohio, my hometown. It was a modest ceremony, maybe 40 people at best, but then again through the years I

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 8 (UPI) — Veterans Day honors all who serve/served in the military; Memorial Day those who died in America’s wars. But sometimes lost in the mix is a “veteran era’s” passing. Such a passing occurred Feb. 27, 2011, when Frank Buckles — the United States’ last “doughboy” — died at age 110,

By Dennis Lowery, www.DennisLowery.com “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we